The coin isdedicated to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad of 2016, a major international sporting event that will take place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), from 5 to 21 August 2016, and will become the first such competition hosted in South America. The international competitions in summer sports are held every four years under the authority of the International Olympic Committee within the Olympic Movement.

Obverse of the coins: there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine, the semicircular inscription УКРАЇНА (UKRAINE), and the image of Guanabara Bay with Sugarloaf Mountain rising above at its entrance and serving as a hallmark of the city of Rio de Janeiro; in the background of the bay there is the conventionalized inscription РІО-ДЕ-ЖАНЕЙРО (Rio de Janeiro), the year of issue - 2016, and the face value - 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10 hryvnias).

Reverse of the coins: against the background of the outline of the statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro there is depicted a wavy green ribbon (pad printing) with pictograms representing different sports; below, on wavy lines there is the mark of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (pad printing).